Prithviraj-starrer Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil Crosses Rs 50 Crore Mark In Five Days

Vipin Das’ directorial Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Basil Joseph, Nikhila Vimal and Anaswara Rajan, was released worldwide on May 16. The film has achieved notable success at the Perumazhayam box office.

By its fifth day, the film’s collections were nearing Rs 50 crore. The worldwide gross has surpassed Rs 45 crore. On its fourth day alone, it garnered Rs 6.26 crore in Kerala. It set a record for the most housefull shows in a single day for a Malayalam film this year, with over 720 housefulls across India last Sunday.

According to preliminary data from Saknilk, Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil collected approximately Rs 3.80 crore on its opening day, with an occupancy rate of 42.20% in Malayalam cinemas. The morning shows saw a 32.35% occupancy rate, while the afternoon, evening, and night shows had rates of 31.07%, 49.06%, and 56.32%, respectively.

Prithviraj Sukumaran plays the role of Anand, whose sister Anjali (Anaswara Rajan) is supposed to marry Kaitholapparambil Vinu Ramachandran (Basil Joseph). Vinu is hindered on his path to marital bliss and ends up marrying someone other than his fiancee in the Guruvayoor temple; what happens next is depicted in the film.

Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil is directed by Vipin Das and written by Deepu Pradeep of Kunjiramayanam fame. Apart from Prithviraj Sukumaran and Basil Joseph, the film also features actors Nikhila Vimal, Anaswara Rajan, Jagadish, Rekha, Siju Sunny, Irshad, Kunhikrishnan, Manoj KU and Tamil actor Yogi Babu in pivotal roles.

In a recent interview promoting the upcoming film Thalavan, Biju Menon revealed this unknown fact about Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil. Without naming any names, the makers of Thalavan revealed that “the film we rejected is now in theatres.” However, the team did not want to reveal the exact reasons behind not doing the film.

Instead, Biju Menon and Asif Ali have chosen a film that is diametrically opposite to Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil. The duo has acted together in Thalavan, a cop drama. Judging by the trailer, the story revolves around the camaraderie between two colleagues from the Kerala police force.